String Fling: Scrappy, Happy and Loving It! - Softcover

Hunter, Bonnie K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1611690471 ISBN 13: 9781611690477

Publisher: C&T Publishing / Kansas City Star Quilts, 2012

Synopsis

Bonnie is back! And this time she's introducing us to a world of string piecing. Strings are strips and scraps usually too small to be useful for other projects, but they are just right for these 13 new quilts. Within these pages you will find a twist on traditional, time-honored designs along with some new ideas straight from Bonnie's scrappy imagination.

About this title

About the Author:

Bonnie K. Hunter is passionate about quilting, focusing mainly on scrap quilts with the simple feeling "making do." She started her love affair with quilting in a home economics class her senior year of high school in 1980 and has never looked back.

Before quilting became her full time career, Bonnie was the owner and designer of "Needle in a Haystack!!" creating more than 70 patterns for dolls and stuffed animals with a country primitive feel. Many of her designs were licensed through the Butterick Pattern Company, translated into seven languages, and sold around the globe through fabric stores. Bonnie is also a licensed massage therapist, nationally certified in therapeutic massage and body work.

But quilting has always been Bonnie's first love. She has been machine quilting for more than 20 years and professionally longarm quilting for the public for more than 15 years. She has been featured in magazines for both her quilt patterns and articles she has written on scrap management and using that stash to its full potential.

Bonnie is dedicated to continuing the traditions of quilting. She enjoys meeting with quilters, teaching workshops and lecturing to quilt guilds all over the world, challenging quilters to break the rules, think outside the box, and find what brings them joy.

Bonnie is the author of "Scraps & Shirttails: Reuse, Re-purpose and Recycle! The Art of Quilting Green," "Adventures with Leaders & Enders: Make More Quilts in Less Time!" and "Scraps & Shirttails II: Continuing the Art of Quilting Green."

Review:

With Bonnie's help I have gone from a wanna-be quilter whose corners never matched and who was too scared to really try, to a scrap quilter who has found the beauty in crazy fabrics and wonky seams. --Shelly R.

Bonnie Hunter has changed the way I quilt! I have been set free and empowered to mix colors, shapes, strips and bits into beautiful quilts that are mine alone. Using my scraps, I have created so many terrific quilts all inspired by Bonnie's designs. I can't wait for her next book - they are all winners and a much used part of my quilting library. --Kim B.

Since completing my first Bonnie Hunter quilt three years ago, her patterns are the only ones I am interested in now. They are the most beautiful quilts I have ever made. Bonnie's patterns and directions are always precise and easy to understand. The most complicated look becomes doable even for the beginning quilter. --Cathy W.

About this edition

• Publisher: C&T Publishing / Kansas City Star Quilts
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1611690471
• ISBN 13: 9781611690477
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96